Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

    彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。
    He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.

Also written 口べた【くちべた】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mouth

Kun
くち
On
コウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
284 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 3-3-0SKIP code
3d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6000.0Four corner code
3777deroo
53e3Unicode hex code
1-24-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
868Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685New Nelson (John Haig)
3382New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4189Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2119Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
11Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
213A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
29Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
38Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3227Morohashi
20A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
54Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
54Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27sakade
31Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
34henshall3
16Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
200crowley
167Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
276Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
11Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kou3Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
97 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さかしと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2m1.2The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0bUnicode hex code
1-18-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9New Nelson (John Haig)
3378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14Morohashi
7A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21sakade
6Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24henshall3
13Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75crowley
32Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
4Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level